LONDON, July 6: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that he would return to Pakistan after his wife regains consciousness, despite being sentenced to 11 years in prison in the Avenfield properties corruption case. “It is my wish to speak to her (Kulsoom). I come here every day with the hope that she regains consciousness and I am able to meet here. She has been my life partner for 45 years. This partnership is no ordinary partnership,” said the former prime minister on Friday, sitting alongside his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who was also sentenced to seven years in jail.
Speaking to reporters here, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader said that every possible tactic was employed against him, which has no parallel in country’s history.
“The kind of struggle I started, these of types verdict were expected,” the former premier said.
Nawaz lamented that prime ministers previously have been sent packing on one accusation or the other.-Agencies
